Herbs that Start with the Letter C
The letter C symbolizes creativity, clarity, and connection, while also representing flow of energy, communication, and manifestation. Herbs starting with C carry magical properties, from protection and prosperity to love and divination. This page lists herbs along with their magical uses, elemental and planetary correspondences, to guide your spiritual and magical practices.
Correspondences for the Letter C
- Element: Air
- Planet: Mercury, Sun
- Number: 3
- Color: white, yellow
- Energy: calming, caring, centered, change, charm, cheer, clarity, collaborative, communication, connection, creativity
- Keywords: divination, insight, love, manifestation, protection, prosperity, sociability, versatility
An Asterisk (*) Denotes the herb is considered poisonous, toxic, or can cause skin irritations. Do Not Consume.
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Cabbage: (Brassica oleracea) fertility, good luck, lunar magic, money, profit. Water, Moon, Feminine.Cactus: (Cactaceae spp.) banishing, chastity, courage, protection. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
*Calamus: (Acorus calamus) dispels hunger and poverty, healing, luck, money, protection. Water, Mercury, Moon, Feminine.
Calendula/Marigold: (Calendula officinalis) legal matters, prophetic dreams/visions, protection, psychic abilities, spiritual connection. Fire, Sun, Feminine.
Calla Lilly: (Zantedeschia aethiopica) crown charka, divine connection, peace, peaceful transitions, saintliness, sleep, soothing grief, true innocence. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Camellia: (Camellia japonica) authenticity, confidence, decision making, divine feminine energy, fortune, friendships, humility, money, prosperity, receptiveness, riches, treasure, wealth. Water, Moon, Venus, Feminine.
*Camphor: (Cinnamomum camphora) courage, dreams, divination, increases persuasiveness, personal influence, psychic awareness, purification, strength. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Cantaloupe: (Cucumis melo) energy work, grounding, healing, protection, spell work, vitality. Earth, Saturn, Masculine.
Caper: (Capparis spinosa) love, lust, potency. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Caraway: (Carum carvi) anti-theft, consecrating ritual tools, good fortune, health, intellect, love, luck, lust, memory, mental powers, passion, prosperity, protection, sensuality. Air, Mercury, Masculine.
Cardamom: (Elettaria cardamomum) calmness, fidelity, love, lust, passion, sensuality, sexuality, tranquility. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Carnation: (Dianthus caryophyllus) beauty, confidence, friendship, healing, hearth chakra, longevity, love, perspective, power, rebirth, recovery from illness, relationships, security, vigor. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Carob: (Ceratonia siliqua) abundance, fertility, grounding, love. Earth, Venus, Feminine.
Carrot: (Daucus carota) fertility, lust. Fire, Mars, Mercury, Masculine.
*Cashew: (Anacardium occidentale) money, wealth. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
*Caster Bean: (Ricinus communis) absorbs evil, protection from evil eye, removes negativity. Water, Mercury, Masculine.
Catnip: (Nepeta cataria) attracts good spirits, beauty, cats, happiness, love, luck, sacred to Bastet, sleep protection. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Cat's Claw/Una de Gato: (Uncaria tomentosa) money drawing, shamanic journeys, vision quests. Water, Jupiter, Masculine.
Cattail: (Typha latifolia) lust. Water, Venus, Masculine.
Cayenne Pepper: (Capsicum annuum) cleansing, purification, repels negativity, separations/divorce, speeds up spells. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Cedar: (Cedrus spp.) calm, confidence, healing, long lasting, power, perseverance, protection, spiritual opening, strength, wealth. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Cedarwood: (Cedrus spp.) healing, luck, Mabon, money, power, protection, strength. Earth, Sun, Masculine.
*Celandine: (Chelidonium majus) happiness, joy, legal matters, solar magic. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Celery/Celery Seed: (Apium graveolens) concentration, intellect, joy, lust, male potency, mental clarity, psychic abilities, sensuality, sexuality, unity. Fire, Mercury, Masculine.
Centaury: (Centaurium erythraea) clarity, courage, healing. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Chamomile: (Matricaria chamomilla) healing, inner peace, love, meditation, reduces stress, prosperity, tranquility, wealth. Water, Sun, Feminine & Masculine.
Cherry/Cherry Blossom: (Prunus avium) divination, divine love, forgiveness, gaiety, good cheer, happiness, innocence, love, romance. Water, Venus, Feminine.
*Cherry Bark: (Prunus serotina) direction, divination, finish projects, favors, frugality, lust, magical potency. Air, Jupiter, Feminine.
Cherry Plum: (Prunus cerasifera) agelessness, beauty, chakra healing, courage, determination, following through, inspiration, joy, passion, removing energetic blocks, strength, success. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Chestnut: (Castanea sativa) grounding, longevity, love, success, wealth. Air, Earth, Jupiter, Masculine.
Chestnut Oak: (Quercus montana) endurance, grounding, protection, strength. Earth, Sun, Masculine.
Chia: (Salvia hispanica) health, protection. Air, Mercury, Masculine.
Chickweed: (Stellaria media) animal magic, fertility, love, lunar magic, relationships. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Chicory: (Cichorium intybus) favors, frigidity, invisibility, positive outlook, removes obstacles, sense of humor. Air, Sun, Masculine.
Chili Pepper: (Capsicum annuum) fidelity, hex breaking, love. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
China Berry: (Melia azedarach) luck.
Chives: (Allium schoenoprasum) protection from evil and diseases, weight loss. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Chocolate/Cacao: (Theobroma cacao) influence, persuasiveness, receptiveness. Water, Venus, Masculine.
Chrysanthemum: (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) longevity, mental clarity, optimism, protection, solving mysteries, soothing grief, wards off evil spirits. Earth & Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Cilantro/Coriander: (Coriandrum sativum) attunement with soul, brings peace to home, healing, health, immortality, love, peace, protection, romance. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Cinnamon/Sweetwood: (Cinnamomum verum) aids meditation, calm, healing, love, luck, lust, prosperity, protection, psychic awareness, spirituality, strength, success, tranquility, wealth. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Cinquefoil: (Potentilla reptans) confidence, creativity, dreams, dreams of soulmate, eloquence, freedom, friendships, health, house blessing, liberation, love, luck, memory, money, power, protection, wild joy, wealth, wisdom. Earth, Jupiter, Masculine.
Citron: (Citrus medica) clarity, energy, focus, happiness, healing, prosperity, protection, psychic abilities, purification, renewal, solar magic, success, uplifting energy. Air, Sun, Masculine.
Citronella: (Cymbopogon nardus) business relationships, eloquence, friendship, persuasiveness, prosperity. Air, Mercury, Masculine.
Citrus Bloom/Neroli/Bitter Orange: (Citrus × aurantium) beauty, clarity, comfort, emotional balance, happy children, happy home, heavenly assistance, marital bliss, positive thinking, sensuality, stress relief, trust. Air, Sun, Feminine.
Civit: (Civettictis civetta) confidence, protection, sexual attractiveness, strength. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Clementine: (Citrus × aurantium var. clementina) childhood, creativity, dreams, imagination, innocence, joy, memory work, reflection. Air, Mercury, Feminine & Masculine.
Clover/Trefoil: (Trifolium pratense) abundance, attraction, beauty, deepens love, fairy communication, fidelity, healing, health, love, luck, mental clarity, money, protection, simplicity, strength, success, wealth. Earth, Jupiter, Mercury, Masculine.
Cloves: (Syzygium aromaticum) aphrodisiac, cleanses the aura, courage, confidence, dispels negativity, exorcism, kinship, love, money, prevents gossip, protection, psychic shielding, purity, wealth. Fire, Jupiter, Masculine.
Club Moss: (Lycopodium clavatum) communication with deities and spirits, power, protection, purification. Earth, Moon, Saturn, Feminine.
Coconut: (Cocos nucifera) allure, chastity, confidence, courage, feminine energy, inner resolve, protection, purification, sexual attraction. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Coffee: (Coffea arabica) dissolves negative thoughts, grounding, overcome blockages, peace of mind, prevents nightmares, protection. Earth, Mars, Masculine.
Coltsfoot: (Tussilago farfara) induces visions, love, peace, prosperity, tranquility, wealth. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Columbine: (Aquilegia vulgaris) attracts fairies, courage, love. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Comfrey: (Symphytum officinale) endurance, healing, money, prevent theft, property, real estate, safe travel, stability, wealth. Water, Saturn, Feminine.
Copal: (Bursera spp.) love, overcoming challenges, protection, purification, repels negativity, represents heart chakra, spiritual opening. Fire, Sun, Masculine.
Coriander/Cilantro: (Coriandrum sativum) attunement with soul, brings peace to home, healing, health, immortality, love, peace, protection, romance. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Corn: (Zea mays) divination, good luck, harvest, protection. Earth, Sun, Venus, Feminine.
Cornflower/Bachelors Button: (Centaurea cyanus) alleviates discord, Goddess Mother, used to make ink. Air, Venus, Feminine.
Cotton: (Gossypium spp.) fishing magic, healing, luck, protection, rain. Earth, Moon, Feminine.
Cottonwood: (Populus deltoides) clarity, communication with ancestors, courage, endurance, fertility, growth, healing, protection, resilience, strength, wisdom. Air, Jupiter, Venus, Masculine.
*Cowslip: (Primula veris) attraction, concentration, finding treasure, focus, house blessing, love, romantic appeal, youth. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Coxcomb: (Celosia argentea var. cristata) protection. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Crab Apple: (Malus sylvestris) calms anxiety, dissolves conflict, fresh starts, heals trauma, self-love, self-worth, settles unrest, tranquility. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Cramp Bark: (Viburnum opulus) feminine energy, protection. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Cranberry: (Vaccinium macrocarpon) blood magic, divination, holidays, protection, ritual offerings, spirit work, vitality, warding. Water, Mars, Masculine.
Crepe Myrtle: (Lagerstroemia indica) enduring partnerships, graceful change, inspiration, stillness, youthfulness. Fire, Sun, Venus, Feminine.
Crocus: (Crocus sativus) banishing nightmares, cooling emotions, happiness, induces visions, wealth. Fire, Sun, Venus, Feminine.
*Crowfoot/Buttercup: (Ranunculus spp.) commitments, engagement, handfastings, marriage, sacred binding and vows. Water, Mars, Feminine.
Cubeb: (Piper cubeba) attraction, fidelity, lust. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Cuckoo-Flower: (Cardamine pratensis) fertility, love, protection. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Cucumber: (Cucumis sativus) chastity, courage, fertility, healing. Water, Moon, Feminine.
Culvers Root: (Veronicastrum virginicum) purification. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.
Cumin: (Cuminum cyminum) drives out evil, exorcism, fidelity, peace, prevents theft, protection, tranquility. Fire, Mars, Masculine.
Curry/Curry Leaf: (Murraya koenigii) keeps out evil, protection. Fire, Mars, Sun, Masculine.
*Cyclamen: (Cyclamen persicum) draws and strengthens love, fertility, fidelity, happiness, lust, protection, romance. Water, Venus, Feminine.
Cypress: (Cupressus sempervirens) associated with death and mourning. calm, overcoming grief and loss, spiritual awakening, tranquility. Earth, Saturn, Feminine.
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Certain herbs and spices may be toxic, allergenic, or harmful if ingested, inhaled, or applied to the skin. Always research an herb’s safety and potential effects before use. Do not consume, burn, or apply any herbs unless you are certain they are safe for your intended purpose.
Herbs that are known to be poisonous or toxic are marked with an asterisk (*). We make every effort to identify and label known toxic herbs, but this is not a guarantee that every dangerous herb is marked.
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